Clicking any heading in the main data area (at right) will scroll the page back to this top position. Use the following links to jump to the associated section in the main data. Blunting Effect Boring Carving Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Distribution Overview Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Luster Mortising Moulding Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Planing Product Sources References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Veneering Qualities		Scientific Name Dialium cochinchinense Trade Name Khleng Family Name Leguminosae Common Names Kerandji, Keranjii, Khleng, Kralanh, Xoay Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand Common Uses Broom handles, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Construction, Crossties, Domestic flooring, Factory construction, Factory flooring, Flooring, Handles, Heavy construction, Mine timbers, Parquet flooring, Pile-driver cushions, Piling, Poles, Railroad ties, Shafts/Handles, Sub-flooring, Tool handles, Truck bodies, Utility poles, Vehicle parts Environmental Profile Status has not been officially assessed Distribution Overview Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia), Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam. Grows in dense evergreen and semi-deciduous forest and in transistional forest between evergreen and open dipterocarp forest. It is recorded up to 800 m altitude. Heartwood Color Brown Red Turn reddish brown upon exposure Light brown Sapwood Color Red White Brown Pink Yellow White to yellow Grain Closed Interlocked Wavy Wavy Interlocked Texture Coarse Medium Fine to medium Luster Medium to High Natural Durability Moderately durable Durable Non-resistant to termites Susceptible to insect attack Susceptible to attack by marine borers and termites Logs are susceptible to attack by pinhole borers Odor No specific smell or taste Drying Defects Splitting Checking Surface checks and splits are some common drying defects. Rapid drying may also cause warping Ease of Drying Moderately Difficult to Difficult Fairly Easy Thick Stock Requires Care Requires special attention Slowly Requires slow and careful seasoning to prevent degrade. Radial and tangential shrinkage from 4-7% Shrinkage for Dialium spp. Green to 15% MC Tree Size Bole length is 30-40 m Bole length is 20-30 m Tree height is 40-50 m Tree height is 50-60 m Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Stems are often of poor form, and are clear to about 55 feet (16 m) Product Sources The timber is often mixed and sold with with those produced by other species in the genus Dialium under the trade name Kerandji. Blunting Effect Little Boring Fair to good results Fairly easy to very easy Carving Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Moderate to saw Cutting Resistance with green wood is easy Gluing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Mortising Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Moulding Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Nailing Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Planing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Planed surfaces are moderately smooth Green wood is fairly easy to work Resistance to Impregnation Permeable sapwood Resistant heartwood Resistant sapwood Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Responds Readily Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Sanding Fair to Good Results Screwing Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Turning Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Veneering Qualities Suitable for peeling Veneers easily Suitable for slicing Veneers moderately easy Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 12250 19110 psi Maximum Crushing Strength 6174 10094 psi Shearing Strength 2381 psi Stiffness 2019 2313 1000 psi Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 861 1343 kg/cm2 Maximum Crushing Strength 434 709 kg/cm2 Shearing Strength 167 kg/cm2 References Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison. Keating, W.G., Bolza, E.,1982,Characteristics properties and uses of timbers. South East Asia, Northern,Australia and the Pacific,C.S.I.R.O. Div. Chemical Technology,Inkata Press,1